Hands-On Data Visualization

Interactive Storytelling from Spreadsheets to Code

Introduction

This open-access book-in-progress, by Jack Dougherty and Ilya Ilyankou, is under contract with O’Reilly Media, Inc., and was last updated on: 05 Jun 2020

Tell your story and show it with data, using free and easy-to-learn tools on the web. This introductory book teaches you how to design interactive charts and customized maps for your website, beginning with easy drag-and-drop tools, such as Google Sheets and Tableau Public, then gradually working up to editing open-source Chart.js and Leaflet code templates on GitHub. Follow along with the step-by-step tutorials, real-world examples, and online resources. This book is ideal for students, non-profit organizations, small business owners, local governments, journalists, academics, or anyone who wants to tell their story and show the data. No coding experience is required.

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The information is this book is provided without warranty. The lead author, contributors, and publisher have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity related to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book.